ELYRIA — Five men have been indicted in connection with a June incident in which a man was attacked at a Grafton Township bar.

Keith Reese, 38, of Elyria; Thomas Marchiano, 53, of Mentor; Rodney Harmon, 41, of Madison; Joseph Iacofano, 44, and Olen Steelman, 36, both of Eastlake, are facing a count each of aggravated riot.

The June 11 assault occurred at the Trading Post Bar, 15478 Route 83.

David Ballachino told deputies that he believed he was attacked in retaliation for switching to a different motorcycle club, according to a Lorain County Sheriff’s Office report.

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Reese brought Ballachino out to the patio of the bar to talk, at which time the other four men joined Reese in the assault, the report said.

Ballachino’s girlfriend called the Sheriff’s Office, but the five men left before deputies arrived.

At the time, Ballachino did not wish to pursue charges. However, he contacted the Sheriff’s Office on June 16 and said he had changed his mind, the report said.

The Sheriff’s Office requested that he give them a list of the names involved. Detectives also contacted the Trading Post Bar to get surveillance footage of the incident.

Warrants for the arrest of all five men were issued through the Elyria Municipal Court on July 19 on charges of complicity and aggravated riot, according to court records. The complicity charges were later dropped.